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Dec 8, 2022
11:27:46am
krindorr Intervention Needed
Remaining BYU Targets - 2 weeks to signing day

I'm tentatively planning to put in another update in a week, and then one a few days before signing day and morning of

Very long, but recruits of most interest are #2 (Snowden) #12 (Taliafa Taala), #21 (Kema), #22 (Ah You), #23 (Tausili Akana), and #32-39 (new offers or decommits)

Major Updates since 28 November are in this font and also summarized below - but the biggest takeaway is lots of recruits committing elsewhere and lots of new offers to unrated JUCO guys

  • Removed #1, OT Spencer Fano (Utah commit)
  • Added a note on #2, CB Smith Snowden
  • Removed #3, RB Kendrick Raphael (NC State commit)
  • Removed #5, WR Jeremiah McClure (UCLA commit)
  • Updated #9, WR Keynan Higgins with 247 composite rating
  • Removed #9, WR Keynan Higgins (San Jose St commit)
  • Removed #11, OT Caleb Lomu (Utah commit)
  • Updated #12, OL Taliafi Taala to show Michigan as warm
  • Removed #13, CB Cormani McClain (Miami commit)
  • Removed #17, ATH Ty Benefield (Boise St commit)
  • Updated #22, LB Leonard Ah You with 2 crystal balls to Oregon St
  • Added a note on #23, Tausili Akana
  • Removed #24, EDGE David Tangilanu (BYU commit!)
  • Removed #29, WR Daidren Zipperer (Utah commit)
  • Removed #35, EDGE Hunter Clegg (Utah commit)
  • Added #36, OL Eliesa Pole (unrated JUCO transfer)
  • Added #37, OL Maxwell Iheanachor (unrated JUCO transfer)
  • Added #38, CB Mason White (unrated JUCO transfer)
  • Added #39, RB LJ Martin (possibel Stanford flip)

1. OL Spencer Fano 94.21 (Utah commit)

2. CB Smith Snowden 88.11

Crystal Balls: 4 Crystal Balls to Utah with varying levels of certainty (7 from Blair Angulo, 6 from Jeff Hansen, 6 from Steve Wiltfong, 4 from Steve Bartle) and 1 old (20 months) Crystal Ball for BYU with absolute certainty (Isaac Draxler, USU writer) 
Official Visits (3): Colorado, Northwestern, Utah
247 Warm Teams: Colorado, Northwestern, Utah, BYU, Stanford, Washington St
Other Offers of Note: Tennessee, Virginia, Oregon St
On3 Predictions: 

    1. Utah 90.2%
    2. Northwestern 5.0%
    3. Colorado 3.3%
    4. BYU, Tennessee and Washington St <1% each

Notes: Social media indicates Snowden's brother and dad are big fans of Jay Hill and that he's very intrigued by playing for Coach Prime, so this may overstate Utah's advantage

3. RB Kendrick Raphael 89.25 (NC State commit)

4. RB Amare Ary No Rating

Crystal Balls: None 
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None
Other Offers of Note: No Other Offers (honestly not even sure our offer is stil out)
On3 Predictions: 

    1. BYU 100.0%

Note: Seems likely BYU has backed off this offer

5. WR Jeremiah McClure 91.17 (UCLA commit)

6. WR Taeshaun Lyons 91.63

Crystal Balls: 2 to Notre Dame, both from August. Used to be 3 but one has been removed
Official Visits (2): Notre Dame, Washington
247 Warm Teams: Notre Dame, Washington
Other Offers of Note: Oregon, Miami, Mich St, Penn St, Utah, Washington St, Arizona St, Vanderbilt, Arizona, Boston College
On3 Predictions: 

    1. Notre Dame 66.6% (down from 95.2%)
    2. Washington 30.8% (up from 2.3%)
    3. Miami 1.3%

7. WR Malachi Riley 88.19

Crystal Balls: 2 to Arizona, both with medium confidence
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None
Other Offers of Note: USC, Oregon, Washington, Texas A&M, Auburn, Ole Miss, Baylor, Utah, Arizona, Arizona St, Colorado, Georgia Tech, Washington St, Oregon St
On3 Predictions: 

    1. Arizona 96.3%
    2. Texas A&M 1.4%
    3. BYU and 23(!) other teams at <1% each

8. WR Tre Spivey 87.26

Crystal Balls: 2, both to Arizona, but Blair Angulo's crystal ball to Arizona is no longer there
Official Visits (2): Arizona, Oklahoma St, Kansas St
247 Warm Teams: Arizona, Oklahoma St, Kansas St
Other Offers of Note: Washington, Wisconsin, Washington St, Kansas, Arizona St
On3 Predictions: 

    1. Arizona 45.8% (down from 57.0%)
    2. Kansas St 24.8% (up from <1%)
    3. Arizona St 17.4% (down from 25.3%)
    4. Oklahoma St 11.0% (down from 16.4%)
    5. BYU and 3 other teams at <1% each

9. WR Keynan Higgins 79.94 (San Jose St commit)

10. WR Amari Derby Unrated

Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None
Other Offers of Note: No other offers
On3 Predictions: None Listed

11. OL Caleb Lomu 91.71 (Utah commit)

12. OL Taliafi Taala 89.27

Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: Arizona, Michigan St, Oregon St, Michigan
Other Offers of Note:  USC, Utah, Arizona St, Oregon St
On3 Predictions: 

    1. Utah 47.6%
    2. BYU 14.8%
    3. USC 12.7%
    4. Michigan St 10.6%
    5. Michigan 10.6%

13. CB Cormani McClain 99.78 (Miami commit)

14. CB Rodrick Pleasant 96.08

Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (3): Boston College, California, Oregon
247 Warm Teams: Boston College, California, Oregon, Miami, Penn St, UCLA, USC
Other Offers of Note: Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, Michigan, Michigan St, Ole Miss, Pitt, Washington, Wisconsin, Utah, TCU, Texas Tech, Vanderbilt, Purdue, Colorado, Arizona, Arizona St
On3 Predictions: 

    1. USC 84.2%
    2. Oregon 5.6%
    3. Cal 3.9%
    4. Boston College 2.4%

15. CB Anthony Robinson Unrated (JUCO)

Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None
Other Offers of Note: Indiana, Jackson St, Marshall
On3 Predictions: None

16. ATH Chris Snyder Jr 86.11

Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None
Other Offers of Note: Oregon, Pitt, Colorado, Kansas, Cal, Oregon St
On3 Predictions: 

    1. San Diego St 30.8%
    2. UNLV 26.9%
    3. Oregon 23.1%
    4. Pitt 19.2%

17. ATH Cruz Estrada 81 (247 rating, no composite)

Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None
Other Offers of Note: No Other Offers
On3 Predictions: 

    1. BYU 100.0%

18. ATH Kevin Doe Unrated

Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None
Other Offers of Note: No Other Offers
On3 Predictions: 

    1. BYU 100.0%

19. ATH Ty Benefield 84 (247 Rating, No Composite) (Boise St commit)

20. ATH Onterrio Smith Jr 86 (247 Rating, No Composite)

Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None
Other Offers of Note: Utah, Oregon St
On3 Predictions: 

    1. Utah 87.1%
    2. Oregon St 6.9%
    3. BYU 5.9%

21. OL Isaiah Kema 88.69

Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: Cal, Kansas, Oklahoma St
Other Offers of Note: Arizona, Arizona St, Illinois, Texas Tech, Houston
On3 Predictions: 

    1. Kansas 46.8% (up from 28.4%)
    2. Oklahoma St 31.0% (up from 1.8%)
    3. Texas Tech 9.4% (down from 32.5%)
    4. California 7.8% (down from 24.4%)
    5. BYU and 6 others at <1% each

22. LB Leonard Ah You 87.00

Crystal Balls: 2 to Oregon St, both with high-medium confidence, both a week ago
Official Visits (2): Hawaii, Oregon St
247 Warm Teams: Hawaii, Oregon St, Arizona, Utah
Other Offers of Note: Arizona St
On3 Predictions: 

    1. Hawaii 37.0%
    2. Oregon St 32.3%
    3. Utah 9.8%
    4. BYU 8.2%
    5. Utah St 8.2%

23. EDGE Tausili Akana 95.07

Crystal Balls: 1 to Oklahoma from Oklahoma Insider with Medium Confidence (5)
Official Visits (4): LSU, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M
247 Warm Teams: LSU, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M, Tennessee
Other Offers of Note: Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Ohio St, Michigan, Oklahoma St, Nebraska, Miami, Oregon, USC, Tennessee, Washington, Utah.... and so on
On3 Predictions: 

    1. Texas 19.0%
    2. Texas A&M 16.6%
    3. Oklahoma 11.4%
    4. LSU 9.5%
    5. Nebraska 7.2%
    6. Auburn 4.9%
    7. Tennessee 4.9%
    8. BYU and 7 other teams at 2.6% each

Notes: Is apparently deciding between Tennessee and Utah for his last remaining official visit

24. EDGE David Tangilanu 82.06

25. DL Talitui Pututau 85 (247 rating, no composite)

Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None 
Other Offers of Note: Colorado, Arizona St, Utah St, Weber St
On3 Predictions: 

    1. Colorado 53.3%
    2. Arizona St 46.7%

26. DL Motekiai Mounga 84 (247 rating, no composite)

Crystal Balls: 1 to BYU from Jeff Hansen with medium confidence (6)
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None 
Other Offers of Note: Utah St, UNLV, New Mexico St, Southern Utah
On3 Predictions: 

    1. BYU 53.3%
    2. Utah St 46.7%

27. QB Elijah Iverson Unrated (On3 lists him as having a BYU Offer) 

Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None 
Other Offers of Note: No offers per 247, On3 lists USF, NC State and BYU
On3 Predictions: 

    1. USF 38.1%
    2. NC State 33.3%
    3. BYU 28.6%

28. WR/DB Adren Parker Unrated (On3 lists him as having a BYU Offer) 

Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None 
Other Offers of Note: No offers per 247, On3 lists BYU and New Mexico St
On3 Predictions: 

    1. BYU 53.3%
    2. New Mexico St 46.7%

29. WR Daidren Zipperer 84.78 (Utah committ)

30. CB Channing Canada Unrated (JUCO)

Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (3): Washington, Mississippi St, TCU
247 Warm Teams: None 
Other Offers of Note: Auburn, Washington, NC State, Purdue, Oklahoma St, Maryland, Oregon St, Cal, Mississippi St, Mizzou, Arizona St, Indiana, TCU, Illinois, Baylor, Cal, Kansas
On3 Predictions: 

    1. Nobody above 10% and lots of FCS - looks like it needs some updating with all the recent offers

31. RB Landen Chambers 83.86  (BYU decommit)

Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None 
Other Offers of Note: Colorado, Colorado St, Air Force, Texas St, Tulsa, Navy and FCS
On3 Predictions: 

    1. BYU 75.9%
    2. Texas St 6.0%
    3. Tulsa 5.2%
    4. Air Force 4.3%
    5. Colorado St 4.3%
    6. Navy 4.3%

Note: Was a BYU committ before decommitting

32. TE Walker Lyons 94.63 (Stanford decommit)

Crystal Balls: 5 to Stanford, all prior to his decommitting
Official Visits (5): BYU, Utah, USC, Stanford, Georgia
247 Warm Teams: BYU, Utah, USC, Stanford, Georgia
Other Offers of Note: Alabama, Michigan, LSU, Ohio St, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Miami etc.
On3 Predictions: (likely from prior to Stanford decommit)

    1. Stanford 71.7%
    2. USC 23.6%%
    3. Utah 1.2%
    4. BYU <1%

33. CB Mason White Unrated (JUCO)

Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None
Other Offers of Note: Oregon St, TCU, Washington St and various G5s
On3 Predictions: None

34. OL Tavake Tuikolovatu 86.28 (Stanford decommit)

Crystal Balls: 2 to Utah, medium-high confidence, both just over a month ago
Official Visits (4): Cal, UCLA, Utah, Washington St
247 Warm Teams: Cal, UCLA, Utah, Washington St
Other Offers of Note: Tennessee, Washington, Oklahoma St, Oregon St
On3 Predictions: (possibly from prior to Stanford decommit)

    1. Utah 98.0%
    2. Cal 1.9%

35. EDGE Hunter Clegg 92.36 (Utah commit)

36. OL Eliesa Pole Unranked (JUCO)

Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None 
Other Offers of Note: Cal, Washington St, Fresno St, Utah St, Hawaii, New Mexico St
On3 Predictions: None

37. OL Maxwell Iheanachor Unranked (JUCO)

Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None 
Other Offers of Note: Kansas, Cal, Iowa St, Mizzou, UTSA, New Mexico St, Utah St, Hawaii, Colorado St, Weber St
On3 Predictions: None

38. CB Mason White Unranked (JUCO)

Crystal Balls: None
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: None 
Other Offers of Note: TCU, Oregon St, Washington St, Kansas, Fresno St, UNLV, Utah St, Tulsa, UAB, Georgia Southern, other assorted G5 and FCS
On3 Predictions: None

39. RB LJ Martin 89.00 (possible Stanford decommit)

Crystal Balls: 1 to Texas Tech (but back from April)
Official Visits (0): None
247 Warm Teams: Stanford commit
Other Offers of Note: Texas Tech, Baylor, Kansas, Kansas St, SMU
On3 Predictions: (possibly from prior to Stanford commitment?)

    1. Texas Tech 95.9%
    2. Baylor 1.4%
    3. SMU 1.2%
    4. BYU, Stanford and 7 others <1%

 

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